Dorking
Dorking ranks 10,477th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Certaldo, Zhuozhou, and Mercer Island, Washington. Memorable people born in Dorking include Laurence Olivier, and Jamie Mackie. Memorable people who died in Dorking include James Jeans, Marie Stopes, and John Sims. Dorking has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many biologists, and physicists. Dorking is located in United Kingdom.
Dorking is a market town in Surrey in South East England about 21 mi (34 km) south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Brook and along the northern face of an outcrop of Lower Greensand. The town is surrounded on three sides by the Surrey Hills National Landscape and is close to Box Hill and Leith Hill. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1907 and 1985, Dorking was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Laurence Olivier, and Jamie Mackie. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Dorking including James Jeans, Marie Stopes, and John Sims. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Dorking than were born there.
People Born in Dorking
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Laurence Olivier
ACTOR
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 1
Jamie Mackie
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 17.05
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Dorking
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James Jeans
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1946
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1
Marie Stopes
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1958
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 2
John Sims
BIOLOGIST
1749 - 1831
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 3
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
EXPLORER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Dorking
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Most individuals born in present day Dorking were actors (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were biologists (2), physicists (1), and explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dorking, including Jamie Mackie. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dorking, including Laurence Olivier.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Dorking since 1700.
